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Birding spot · Nueces County, Texas

Birding at I.B. Magee Jr Beach Park and Horace Caldwell Pier: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at I.B. Magee Jr Beach Park and Horace Caldwell Pier are Laughing Gull (97%), Brown Pelican (89%), and Sanderling (88%). It is busiest in fall, when 42 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in late October (49 species). 156 species have been reported here across 2,611 complete checklists from 1,151 birders.

Species by week

01020304050Jan 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 50 checklistsJan 8-14: 24 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsJan 15-21: 23 species on 5%+ of 49 checklistsJan 22-31: 26 species on 5%+ of 62 checklistsFeb 1-7: 25 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsFeb 8-14: 20 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsFeb 15-21: 26 species on 5%+ of 90 checklistsFeb 22-28: 29 species on 5%+ of 250 checklistsMar 1-7: 32 species on 5%+ of 144 checklistsMar 8-14: 38 species on 5%+ of 74 checklistsMar 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsMar 22-31: 29 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsApr 1-7: 31 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsApr 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 66 checklistsApr 15-21: 30 species on 5%+ of 95 checklistsApr 22-30: 32 species on 5%+ of 231 checklistsMay 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 134 checklistsMay 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 46 checklistsMay 15-21: 40 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsMay 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsJun 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 23 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJun 15-21: low data (4 checklists)Jun 22-30: 23 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsJul 1-7: 23 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJul 8-14: 29 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsJul 15-21: 34 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 22-31: 27 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsAug 1-7: low data (4 checklists)Aug 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Aug 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsAug 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsSep 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 58 checklistsSep 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 68 checklistsSep 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 65 checklistsOct 1-7: 41 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsOct 8-14: 42 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsOct 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsOct 22-31: 49 species on 5%+ of 81 checklistsNov 1-7: 49 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsNov 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsNov 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 45 checklistsNov 22-30: 38 species on 5%+ of 80 checklistsDec 1-7: 33 species on 5%+ of 57 checklistsDec 8-14: 28 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsDec 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 38 checklistsDec 22-31: 28 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Laughing Gull97%
  2. 2Brown Pelican89%
  3. 3Sanderling88%
  4. 4Royal Tern87%
  5. 5Ruddy Turnstone83%
  6. 6Ring-billed Gull79%
  7. 7Sandwich Tern75%
  8. 8Great-tailed Grackle65%
  9. 9Forster's Tern65%
  10. 10American Herring Gull60%
  11. 11Willet60%
  12. 12Double-crested Cormorant47%
  13. 13Caspian Tern30%
  14. 14Great Blue Heron30%
  15. 15Snowy Egret27%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 29 species

  1. Laughing Gull95%
  2. Royal Tern87%
  3. Brown Pelican86%
  4. Ring-billed Gull83%
  5. Forster's Tern67%

Spring 29 species

  1. Laughing Gull92%
  2. Royal Tern86%
  3. Brown Pelican84%
  4. Sandwich Tern84%
  5. Sanderling76%

Summer 26 species

  1. Laughing Gull92%
  2. Brown Pelican90%
  3. Royal Tern87%
  4. Black Tern77%
  5. Sandwich Tern76%

Fall 42 species

  1. Laughing Gull94%
  2. Brown Pelican88%
  3. Sanderling87%
  4. Royal Tern85%
  5. Sandwich Tern82%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Texas.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.